META-University

The META-U program for students will run over two semesters. Both semesters are to be followed within the same module.

The student enrols in one of the META-U modules offered by his home-university and follows one semester and the final project at this home university. He/she follows also one of two semester(s) within the same module at one or even two of the partner universities.

For student from outside EU it could be very interesting to take courses at META-U because they can enrol in one of the partner universities and during this year also go ‘abroad’ to one of the other partner universities. In this way students can study in two different countries during their stay. Those students should also enrol in one of the META-U Partner universities (if admissible) as his/her ‘temporary home university’. Than he/she can follow semesters within a module at his/her ‘temporary home university’ and also one or two semester(s) within the same module at one of two of the partner universities. 

the general idea of an application:

A distinction is made between two groups of students: students form one of the partner universities, students not from one of the partner universities

A         IF FROM ONE OF THE PARTNER UNIVERSITIES:
Student seeks contact with the META-U coordinator and starts the procedure at point 1

B         IF NOT FROM ONE OF THE PARTNER UNIVERSITIES:

• Student applies to ‘temporary home university’ of his/her own choice, with the specific notion he/she wishes to enrol in the META-U programme ;
• Admittance according to procedure of University;
• After acceptation the faculty seeks contact with the student;

1    IF ACCEPTED OR FROM ONE OF THE PARTNERUNIVERSITIES:

1.1    Student provides a document with clear specification and motivation for the fields of further interest (MODULE) and his/her choice of study to the META-University coordinator;

1.2    The coordinator establishes the contact between the student and the portfolio manager of the specific Module;

1.3    The Portfolio Manager is depending on the culture of a specific university also called Advisor of Studies, Study Coordinator, and within the framework of META U: META-Tutor.

1.4    The appointed portfolio mentor organizes an intake-interview with the student and is responsible for:
a.    Establishing the contact with the relevant (according to the module) professor;
b.    Introduction and acquaintance with staff-members;
c.    Introduction in the faculty or department and useful facilities;
d.    Contact with the second university;
e.    Coordination of the programme with to the second university.

1.5    Student, portfolio mentor and responsible professor agree upon the study programme according to the criteria of META University, INCLUDING the programme at the 2nd university and a international workshop > Learning agreement

1.6    The Learning Agreement will use a pre-designed form, to be filled-out by the chair holder and the student in order to describe each of the following details:

Content of each program component

Competences to be achieved for each part

Final goals to be achieved

Educational organization (courses, project, workshop)

Study load in ECTS

1.7    Portfolio mentor and student formulate this individual learning agreement and send this to the Exam committee of the faculty for approval.

1.8    If accepted: Student commences study, both universities accept the learning agreement, which means they accept the obtained ECTS according to the learning agreement without an extra check.
If not accepted: The learning agreement needs further adjustment.


2    IF THE LEARNING AGREEMENT IS ACCEPTED BY BOTH UNIVERSITIES:
2.1    The Learning Agreement will use a pre-designed form, to be filled-out by the chair holder and the student in order to describe each of the following details:

2.2    Content of each programme component
a.    Competences to be achieved for each part
b.    Final goals to be achieved
c.    Educational organisation (courses, project, workshop)
d.    Study load in ECTS

2.3    The specific and detailed information concerning the learning agreement (translation to a real program and so a degree and the insurance that the level of study is accurate) is still to be determined by the education office

2.4    The design of the form must ensure that, by correct use, automatically the applicable boundary conditions of the study-program, in terms of courses, projects and categories of competences are satisfied.